So these days the trend of text chat in online chat
rooms is very famous and most of the teens use online chat
rooms to spend their free time. Also, it is a good way to socialize with people
from all around the world with different cultures. Teens who are very shy may
fulfill their needs to socialize by using these chat rooms. But there are a few
very important things that should be kept in mind at all times during text
chats when one is using these online chat rooms. There are a few tips and rules
which should be followed in order to stay safe chatting in these chat rooms.

The most important safety rule to remember when
chatting online is that When text chatting with strangers online, one can
forget that after all the person on the other side of the chat is, however, a
stranger and no matter how much have you bonded with that person, he still
remains a stranger who can harm and threat you in many possible ways. No matter
how much comfortable you get, never reveal your identity and that means you
should not tell your personal address, your full name, your phone number or any
other details about yourself to the stranger at any cost in these online chat
rooms.

Rule #2

Use a secure chat room

Chat rooms come in all different shapes and sizes. Some
chat rooms are a free-for-all, while others have specific rules and codes of
conduct that must be followed. Make sure that you enter a chat room that is
appropriate for you in that way you can have safe chatting. Children have no
place chatting with adults. Find a chat room with a moderator who can add
additional security by filtering out any inappropriate content from the chat
room

Rule #3

Parents set chatting safety rules for your
children

Children are often the targets of predators because
children are generally very trusting. Teach your children important online safe
chatting rules Make sure that you talk to your children about the conversations
that they have online and the types of people that they are chatting with. Make
sure that your kids are in age-appropriate chat rooms and encourage your
children to come to you if they ever feel uncomfortable about a question that was
asked to them or a message that they received. Many times it is best to only
allow your child to chat with people that you and they know personally, rather
than allowing conversations with strangers.

Rule #4

Never be too comfortable

Teens these days tend to get comfortable with anyone
they text chat with for long periods of time in online chat rooms. Always keep
one thing in mind that the world is full of bad people and the person on the
other side of the screen in any chat room can be the threat to you. So you
should not reveal any personal information at any cost.

Rule #5

Install a firewall security

Make sure that you have a firewall security system
installed in the device you use for random chatting because it is quite
possible that you can get a virus from these chat rooms as strangers tend to
pose such threats in such chat rooms. Sometimes there can be some very
dangerous viruses that can enter your computer via free online chat rooms and
your computer or any other device that you are using can be heavily affected.
Having a firewall makes you secure against such harms.